Refrigerator ice tank



V. P. WARREN REFRIGERATOR ICE TANK Filed Nov. 28, 1924 III E v I'Y J" I4 W" a shown the same Patented'Oct. 4, 1927. r

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VIRGIL R-WAR-REN, or ATLANTA, enoias e. V

V Bari-tie.snares Ion TANK] Applicationfi1er1 1 1'ove1nber 28, 1924.Serial No; 7525 This invention relates to improvements in refrigeratorice tanks and more particularly toa specific construction andarrangement of air conducting flues which extend angul'arly through thesaid tank. 7

An object of the invention is to provide an improved refrigerator icetank in which there are a plurality of inwardly slanting air conductingin the refrigeratormay pass,

flues through which hot air and while traveling through the saidflues'will be refrigerated and discharged shelves in the refrigerator. I

A further object of the inventionis to provide a refrigerator ice aplurality of angled I a centrally disposed vertically exalso withtending flue which from the top to the whereby the hotair at the.refrigerator case over the top of the tank not only with air conduct ngflues but increases in diameter the extreme top of tank will bepermitted to'pass down through the central flue and be refrigerated.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying form a part of I I drawings which my application,

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of my im-' proved refrigerator ice tank;

- Fig. 2 is a sectional mewtakenthrough one end of the-refrigerator-andthrough the ice tank, showing more particularly the arrangement' andpositioning of'the several flues in the tank.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the followingspecification andthe accompanying corresponding parts.

improved drawings to designate refrigerator ice tank is adapted to beused in any type of refrigerator, but for purposes of illustration Ihave We shelves the top to positioned but is preferably front and backfrom wheels 5 are mounted at the opposite sides of the refrigerator tankin any desired manner and are adapted to be supported on'and The icetank to operate'upon the track members 6 which are supported tached tothe inner walls of the refrigerator case 1.

by suitable brackets; 7 ata is further provided with a on a line withthe bottomof the said tank its length.

to hold the upper end I 11 may be attached toi I tank t'so that the saidI tank maybe withdrawnfrom the interior of drain passage 8 in the lowerthe bottom thereof. One or more:

' tinuously through out their lengths and" extend on a downward slantfrom the adjacent end 'of the refrigerator case to; the interiorthereof; .These fiues 8 arejpositioned in pairs,jone above the other, asbest illustrated in Fig. ljofthe drawings and are somewhatinearer theadjacentwalls of the front and back ofthe v tank than they are to thecenter thereof.

plurality of spaced angled air conducting. Q fines SWhich -are of equaldiameter through- An especially important feature of con-f struction whch I have provided consists of I a centralair conductingfiue 9 whichextends yertically from the'top to the bottom of the ice tank and ispositioned centrally of the pairszof Hues 8." The central flue 9: is provided with-a fairly small opening at its upper end and increases in sizethroughout Theupper end of the flue 9 is.

positioned nearer to the adjacent end. wall 1 of the refrigerator case'1 tl airis'ythe lower. end thereof and through the said and todischarge the same air into the bottom of thecase 1 in a shelf 2. Asuitable brace 10.may:be-used of the flue 9 in fixed position. "A-handle the front of the ice the case 1 upon the tracks 6.-'

The tank 4 is adapted to "be filled with salt and will be provided i. sothat the drainwaterj- I crushed ice and with a" suitable drain. may passtherethrough and out through the part of thecase l directly under thesaid tank 4:."

In my improved construction 7 l serves to conduct. the hot 7 air fromthe space over the ic'e tank 4; down flue where it-is refrigerated,

V directiontoward the center thereof and underneath-the lower find thatthe refrigerator; case will i naturally seek the'liighe'st level andwill pass down" through the air conducting flues 8 where the same willbe refrigerated and dis charged along the shelves 2, while the.

warmer air immediately will pass down through and be refrigeratedanddischarged under the lower shelf 2. be a continuous circulation 'ofthe air inthe In this manner there will' overthe ice'ta ik the verticalflue 9 3 refrigerator and the warm air will pass-cone,

p the several, 'flues to be refrigerated and will thereby keep thetemperature in the refrigerator case in a re frigerated condition.

lr fanyininor changes in detail of construcl Icla-im: 7 v 7' InCombination With'a receptaclq-a track secnredto and spacedfr'om theendwall of said receptacle," a second track, means for tion Jmay i beresorted to Withont departure from the'spirit of-the invention.

supporting said second track from the top conducting flue extendingfromthe'bottoin of said container toand flush With the top thereof, a braceextending from the sides of said container to the top 01 said flue,saidv tubes being inclined to the horizontal down- WardIy from the endof said container ad- I jacen tthe end of'said receptacle, and she1vesi2horizontally supported in said reeeptacle with their endsiH'IHIEdiZL'tQ1YibG1OWVYtheitd:

jacent ends of said tubes.

. I In testimony WhereofI aflixni'y signature. 1

i ZVIRGILV 1 WARREN;

